Aug 12, 2025 | Astrospectroscopy, Color Measurement, News
The Perseid meteor shower and spectroscopy intersect in the study of meteors’ chemical composition and physical properties. When a meteor from the Perseid shower enters Earth’s atmosphere, it heats up and ionizes, creating a bright streak of light....
Aug 12, 2025 | Application, Food, News
Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy (NIR Spectrometers) is a valuable tool for quality control in the production of soft serve ice cream powders. It offers several advantages for measuring various quality attributes quickly, non-destructively, and with minimal sample...
Jul 3, 2025 | Application, Chemistry, News
StellarNet and the SpectraWizard wish you a Happy 4th of July! Fun Facts about the Chemistry of Fireworks: Fireworks require 3 types of components in order to work: an oxidizer, fuel, and a chemical mixture to create color and sound. The invention of fireworks can be...
Jun 6, 2025 | Application, Biology, News, SpectroRadiometry
Alexandre Le Moal, Damien Tran, Laura Payton, Bernadette Pogoda, Bettina Meyer 29 April 2025 Abstract Marine organisms exhibit a multitude of biological rhythms synchronized with the interactions of the sun-, earth-, and moon cycles. However, the biological rhythms...
May 14, 2025 | Color Measurement, News
Harsha S. Deshmukh and Gajanan G. Muley 2025 | Department of Physics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Abstract The upconversion (UC) phosphors in the series (100-x-y-z)Y2O3+xLa2O3+yYb2O3+zEr2O3 with x=0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10; y=3; z=0.1 were prepared by a combustion...
May 2, 2025 | Astrospectroscopy, News
Daniil Valme, Anton Rassõlkin, and Dhanushka C. Liyanage 8 April 2025 | Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia Abstract Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has evolved from its origins in space missions to become a promising sensing technology for mobile ground robots,...